Shady Side

History

In the 1790s the area was known as the Great Swamp. Among the historic structures in Shady Side is the Capt. Salem Avery House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The Lula G. Scott Community Center was listed in 2009. Shady Side was once served by the sidewheel passenger steamer, Emma Giles, that operated from Baltimore, making up to five trips per week.

Geography

Shady Side is located at (38.834965, −76.517326) in southern Anne Arundel County, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is bordered to the north and west by the West River, a wide tidal inlet of the bay. To the south is the CDP of Deale, and to the west, across the West River, is Galesville. The community is served by Maryland Route 468 (Shady Side Road), which runs south, then west, then north, toward the Annapolis area. The center of Annapolis is north by road and north by water. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 15.57%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• South River High
  High · Edgewater · 1,649 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Central Middle
  Middle · Edgewater · 1,299 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Southern High
  High · Harwood · 1,066 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Annapolis Middle
  Middle · Annapolis · 879 students · 11.7:1 ratio
• Southern Middle
  Middle · Lothian · 755 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• Wiley H. Bates Middle
  Middle · Annapolis · 682 students · 10.3:1 ratio
• Davidsonville Elementary
  Elementary · Davidsonville · 659 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• Edgewater Elementary
  Elementary · Edgewater · 578 students · 15.6:1 ratio